Pictures of Elizabeth

We are still here!

Well, obviously it has been a while, and a lot has changed since the new year.

Elizabeth is growing like a weed. She is now over 18 lbs and is growing everyday. She has started to eat solids, and so far she doesn't like bananas or carrots, however if you mix it with rice cereal, it is all ok.

Elizabeth is trying to crawl, although a little unsuccessful, she will be getting it very soon. She is already on all fours, and she will move backwards, and she rolls like it is something she has been doing all along. I have to say she is getting more and more beautiful every day and she makes me proud to be her mom. I love to hear her laugh, and it is so contagious. Just today we were in Superstore and we had even the floor staff laughing and smiling at the two of us playing Tick Tock. I don't care what I look like as long as it makes Elizabeth happy (which is a good thing, because I do a lot of really silly things just to get a smile....if I am lucky we get giggles).

I am going to start taking Elizabeth to swimming lessons on March 7. I think she will really enjoy this as she loves taking a bath.

Kelly is doing well. He is still flying with Jazz and will be trying out a month of mostly one day pairings, which means he should be home every night....YEAH!

I have started my own business called Usborne Books. I sell fantastic childrens books. The nice thing about these books is that everyone can enjoy them (including adults). They have a lot of different subjects and they have books that would be good for newborns all the way through to adults. If you want to check it out my website is http://kara.yellowducksonline.com. I have only had one party so far, but that turned out fantastic (Thanks Audrey). I also have 3 or 4 trade shows coming up in the next two months, so that should be great as well.

I have also been taking a cake decorating course. That is going really well, and I am really enjoying it. I will put a picture of my Grande Finale cake from Class one.

Anyways, here are some pictures. I hope all is going well in everyone's world.

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year everyone. I hope that the new year brings health and happiness to you all.

As I haven't written a lot lately, I will update you all.

First of all, Elizabeth is doing well. She is starting to teeth and has 2-3 teeth coming in. She is not happy with that, and tonight the only way to get her to sleep is for her to be in her swing, so lets hope that when she wakes up I can put her to bed.

Other than that, she is now on formula. Since she has been switched onto formula she appears to be a much happier baby. She stands really well now (of course with us balancing her) and she is starting to walk on us (she is moving her feet as if she was walking). Elizabeth has started to giggle now, so when she smiles and giggles, you know that your day is complete.

Kelly is doing well. He has been based out of Calgary since November 1, 2007 and he is now getting pairings instead of being on reserve all month. Although this means he is gone during his pairings, maybe this will mean more flying for him.

Kelly is loving spending time with Elizabeth and does everything he can to make her giggle for him. She is still holding back on the giggles, but they are starting to come more frequently.

Unfortunately during the Christmas holidays Kelly lost his Grandma Martin. She was a wonderful lady and she will be missed greatly.

As for me, I am doing well. I am starting to meet more people now and I am getting out a little more often. Unfortunately, last year had some interesting discoveries of new allergies, however despite all of those allergies, I have still managed to find some sweets that I can have. Along with the allergies, and all of the bouncing that I did with Elizabeth, I have managed to loose all of the pregnancy weight along with another 15 lbs on top of it. I am hoping to loose another 15 lbs, and then I will be at my high school weight (although I am not stressing about hitting this goal - it would just be nice).

Anyways here are some updated pictures for you all to see. Enjoy and have a Happy New Year!!!!

Update

Well we went to Edmonton for my 6 week checkup and low and behold everything is fine. My ECHO came back and there is nothing wrong with my heart - it is a healthy heart. This means that the fluid that was around the heart was just pregnancy related.

We had Elizabeth weighed yesterday and she now weighs 9 lbs 11 oz. She is almost at 10 lbs. Today we went and got her passport done, so now we no longer have to worry about her passport, SIN or birth certificate as they are all done now.

Elizabeth is now starting to watch things and is very interested in everything around her. She is lifting her head really well and is getting more personality every day.

Kelly goes back to Vancouver tomorrow for his last set in Vancouver. He will be based out of Calgary starting on November 1, 2007.

Well that is it for now. Have a wonderful day.

More Pictures

For those who are not on Facebook here are some pictures for you to see of Elizabeth. She is growing and the last weight measurement was 9 lbs 6 oz. She is still very colicky but hopefully in another month that will be done. She is now 6 1/2 weeks old and is in the process of going through a growth spurt. Anyways, here are the pictures.

Elizabeth

Well Elizabeth is 4 weeks old today and we are going for family pictures this afternoon. Its hard to believe that it has been 4 weeks already. In her 4 weeks here she has moved to Airdrie, seen a Pediatrician, met a lot of people and is constantly growing. Her head is getting stronger everyday and she becomes more of an ACTRESS everyday (and just so that you know this is a term used by the Pediatrician). She definately wants things done her way and right now, but she remains cute even while screaming.

In other news, Kelly is loving his job and will soon be based in Calgary. We are all looking forward to him being home more in November. I'm doing well, and I get to have my ECHO done on Monday so I am a little nervous to see what will come of the results. Anyways enough about that. I will attach some pictures of Elizabeth.

Newest Addition to the Tuftin Family

On Saturday morning, at 6:33 am, Kelly and I welcomed our baby girl, Elizabeth Anne-Marie Tuftin, into the world. Elizabeth weighed 8 lbs, 7 oz and was 21 inches long. The delivery was not what we expected (and/or hoped) but everyone made it through fine and mom, dad and baby are doing well.

Elizabeth is very pretty and has a beautiful set of hair (the hair even has natural highlights in it - according to all of the doctors and nurses she is either very pretty or very adorable (which I wholeheartedly agree with). She has pretty long fingers, which are absolutely adorable, and long toes.